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more about #chicago more comments → geoff001: I've worked at seven newspapers, including major metros in three cities. The Tribune under O'Shea had more money than any of them and produced a worse... more » johnnypotatoes: Lots of people here, including the writer of this post, have no idea what they're talking about, or else they are, yes, bitter. Blaming *Jim Warren.*... more » ddelux49: "The Times has always had a very good foothold in Chicago because there is no local alternative for the sort of people who read the Times—curious, s... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: the chicago tribune never had good local coverage -- the sun times beat them hands down forever, until that paper was wrecked. the chicago trib had lo... more » badass-boi: To be clear, no newspaper is as good as it used to be. That's what happens when good veterans are bought out or chased away. Bloggers, especially form... more » Fallingdog: "I quite literally never met a Tribune subscriber socially during my five years in Chicago" Somewhat elitist of you, isn't it? I know plenty of Trib ... more » FarleyPapus: Sounds like someone is seriously bitter. I too, worked at the Chicago Tribune for a number of years, and didn't have the same experience. True, today ... more » AddisonAvitus: Hey, the Olympics have been held in the US several times *recently*, and they've never been in Brazil or even South America. I'm sure Chicago wanted ... more » Mediahohoho: Win some, lose some. It's perfectly reasonable that the US wasn't chosen on top of Salt Lake City and Atlanta, for fucks sake. It's an international e... more » OpheliaCharon: Actually, the Olympics often bankrupt cities that it's in. Look at Athens or Salt Lake City. What conservatives enjoy is keeping the money that they... more » Niko Bellic: I suppose Dennis Miller is here asked to comment as a successful NFL commentator? As for Barack Obama, what's the point of the president showing up t... more » wrongneighborhood: I am disappointed by this video for one reason: it cuts off Wolf Blitzer in the middle of talking about how beautiful Chicago women are. "Let the rec... more » lionel-mandrake: I have it on good authority that Dennis Miller is a premature ejaculator. more » se7a7n7: God, I hate Dennis Miller. He's got the same, (make a horrible remark a joke by chuckling at the end) shtick as Ann Coulter. However Dennis is much,... more » Baroness: Small-minded, petty sorts. Everything is Obama's fault, and their weird glee in this is dismal. But ultimately, a really unimportant matter. more » -
#printisdead
New York Times Hires Gang Who Killed Chicago Tribune to Kill Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a terrible newspaper that was driven into bankruptcy by timid bureaucrats posing as editors. So who is the New York Times hiring to launch its new Chicago edition? The same people that ruined the Trib. More » -
#seriously
Conservatives Go On TV To Hate Fun, Sports, America
We can understand being gleeful when your political opponent falters, but when that misstep is failing to get America the Olympic games you may want to tone it down a bit. Right? More » -
#sports
Olympic Defeat: Terror Hipsters Win Battle of Chicago!
Olympics denied, Hopey! The International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting, despite the fact that Barack Obama asked them real nice to pick that pleasant city. More » -
#crime
After Derrion Albert's Video Taped Beating Death, a Few Questions
Derrion Albert, Chicago-based 16-year old who attended Bible Class every week, was beaten to death on September 24. A bystander's video captured the truly horrific ordeal. Four alleged attackers are now being charged as adults. And we have some questions.
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#badvertising
Tucker Max's Campaign of Hate Against Chicago's Transit System
The Mad AssHatter Himself, Tucker Max, went to war with Chicago's Transit System over a series of advertisements for his film, I Hope They Serve Rosé On Fire Island, or whatever it's called. Guess who won?
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#scandal
If An Alleged Blago-Related Criminal Dies, Should We Care?
Rod Blagojevich and his alleged misdeeds have been the subject of much spilled media ink, and much of that ink was spilled by his own hand. But could that story now have spilled blood? More » -
#politicalart
Obama 'Joker' Artist a Palestinian Arab from Chicago
You know those posters of Obama looking like the Joker from Batman with the word "socialism" underneath? The creator of that creepy image has emerged, and it's not some "real" American from a red state. Far from it.
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#gayvertising
Atlas Mugged
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#recessionomics
Stand Up For the Chicago Brokeolympics
The Way We Live Now: Standing. There are so many unpaid interns, we can't even find seats for them all. It's good practice. The 2016 Chicago Olympics' hot new sports are "Standing on the unemployment line" and "Standing there, drunk." More » -
#brokephibroke
Charity: The New, New-Media Profit Model
Why charge for reporting when you can just beg readers for the cash to do it? One news outlet's already taking the progressive step of doing so. More » -
#science
The Safety of Glass
Remember that dizzying, quarter-mile-high glass observation deck that opened on the 103rd story of Chicago's Sears Tower recently? Well, the New York Times now has an interesting article about the science of making the damn thing work without killing anyone. More » -
#winners
New York Is, Of Course, The Great American News City
The results of our poll to find America's best city for journalism, story-wise, are in. Chicago surged into second place thanks to a characteristic ballot-stuffing campaign, but in the end, good sense prevailed. Full results below! More » -
#polls
Where Is the Great American News City?
Gambling, gangsters, celebrities, creeps—Las Vegas is "journalism heaven," says this guy. OH? We know a few cities that would dispute that. Newspapers may be dying, but news is alive and well. Where are America's Best Stories? Candidates below! More » -
#showbiz
Blago Attends the Theatre
Chicago's Second City comedy troupe has a show called "Rod Blagojevich Superstar." And because he is insane, the real Rod Blagojevich went to a performance of the show about how he was impeached as governor after being indicted for corruption. More » -
#diplomacy
Ayers, Wright Join Forces to Ensure Middle East Peace As Shrill, Divisive As Possible
Today, Barack Obama is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for what will be a very tense and important diplomatic meeting. Some clowns in Chicago decided to help out! More » -
#blagosphere
Jesse Jackson Jr. Under Investigation
Surprise: the Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. for that whole "Rod Blagojevich's Senate Candidate 5" thing. More » -
#crime
All Blago Wanted Was For Rahm to Throw Him a Wonderful Star-Studded Party
Oh, Rod Blagojevich. God bless you for brightening up this bleak Friday. News from you is like the sun coming out from behind the clouds! What's up now? Oh, you tried to extort Rahm Emaneul? More » -
#blagosphere
Blago Cavorts at Disney World As 16-Count Indictment Arrives
A grand jury has indicted Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced, impeached, and irrelevant former Illinois governor, on 16 felony charges. So what is the poet-politician doing? Going to Disney World, of course! More »
